4.08 Doors open at 5:30, Program 6:00 pm, Reception 7:30 pm
Design Portland, JK Gill Building, 408 SW Fifth Ave
With the city’s beloved and restored David P. Thompson Elk Fountain set to be reinstalled mid-April, City of Possibility and the Portland Parks Foundation invite you to an evening of all things Elk!
The Restoration: Maya Foty, Principle with Architectural Resource Group, offers an inside look at the masterful restoration and renewal – and the complications, time, and expense -- of bringing back a 125-year-old work of art and infrastructure.
The Film: Erika Bolstad’s “The Elk” documents the fall and the rise of the first of the city’s damaged monuments to return, and the only sculpture without controversy. She will share clips and background on her 29-minute film exploring the divided perceptions over why the elk went away and what it means for the dinged but refurbished symbol to finally return.
The Comic: T Edward Bak, cartoonist, and Shawna Gore, editor, will talk about the creation of “The People’s Elk,” a 24-page comic on the history of David P. Thompson and many rich expressions of free speech and changing culture that unfolded around the Elk over its century-plus time at the city’s center. The first copies of the comic will be available.
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